Construction activities

This dirt play dough recipe is perfect for construction themed sensory play! My preschoolers have been loving it. Make some simple laminated play dough mats with roads and kids will have a blast bulldozing the roads and pretending to build! Give your play dough real grit by adding clean play sand. I didn’t want to […]

When I taught preschool one of the most exciting themes for my students was our Construction & Buildings unit of study from Creative Curriculum. They just loved playing with blocks, pretending they were construction workers and using the toy tools. Construction & Buildings unit I'm sharing pictures from my archives of some of the activities

Mix some architecture and engineering skills with this kindergarten and preschool STEM activity for kids. Use simple materials.

Our community theme is one of my favorites because there are so many fun things we can do. I could probably spend a month on this theme exploring lots of jobs, places and community helpers. Here were our plans for our community theme: And here are the details for each activity: Making Inferences: Madelynn loves

I'm sure we've all read a lot about using stations or centers in the Art room. I don't use them regularly, but I do utilize them at least a few times a year. I used stations last week with some of my 3rd grade students. I wanted the students to type artist statements for their first projects into Artsonia so while one student at a time was doing that, the others were rotating to different stations. I wanted to come up with stations that did not involve drawing, just for something different…

Unlock your preschoolers fine motor skills with these building preschool activities! Build, dump, create with these hands-on construction activities!

Now that we are in the middle of winter and snow days where I live, I am always looking for somethin

Build a shape truck, fun for transportation and construction themes in preschool and kindergarten. Compare and contrast in speech therapy too #transportationtheme #preschool #constructiontheme

Looking for fun construction site activities for kids? Here are some great homeschooling ideas and activities your toddler or preschooler will love!

Do you have a car fan in your house? These toy car activities for toddlers and preschoolers are sure to keep your little truck-lover entertained & learning!

Looking for fun construction site activities for kids? Here are some great homeschooling ideas and activities your toddler or preschooler will love!

Flour + water + black paint and we have homemade 'cement'. Current theme: Construction Follow us @happytotshelf for more ideas.

Maddie | Sensory Play & Kids Activities on Instagram: "Construction pre-writing patterns. Have a vehicle lover? You need to try this simple but engaging pre-writing activity. I turned the patterns on our construction pattern tracing sheet from our @littleplaybooks Construction Play Box into roads, using some magnetic sheets and paint pens (why magnetic? Read until the end). We used our flash cards and story stones to choose which road to take to reach the construction vehicle. These gorgeous…

Painting with construction trucks is so much fun! If you have a construction truck crazed toddler, this is the perfect painting activity! Diggers, dump trucks and escavators can all dip their wheels in and make tracks!

Integrated Literacy, Math, Science, Phonics, STEM, Cooking and Phonics Activities for a week of fun with Construction.

What's a unique way to paint with kids? You must try this toddler art activity with hammers! It's a cool way to mix colors and create!

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